Meaning

2 senses
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stop, by.

    The car stopped by the side of the road.

  2. To pay a visit briefly and informally.

    I'll stop by this afternoon to collect it.

    On our way back, we should stop by the grocery store.

    заходи́тьzaxodítʹ, зайти́zajtí

Examples

290 sentences
  1. I just stopped by to give you something.

    Я лише забіг на хвильку, щоб щось тобі дати. — deniko

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  2. I'll stop by later.

    Я заскочу пізніше. — deniko

    deIch komme später vorbei. — freddy1

  3. Tom will stop by today.

    Том сьогодні зайде. — deniko

    ruТом сегодня зайдёт. — marafon

  4. I stopped by a bookstore and bought an interesting book.

    Я заглянув у книгарню та купив цікаву книгу. — aandrusiak

  5. The bus stop is close by.

    ruАвтобусная остановка находится рядом. — Skvodo

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to pay a visit briefly:

Forms

stops by, stopping by, stopped by, stopped by
Base formstop by · to stop by
3rd person singularstops by
Present participlestopping by
Past simplestopped by
Past participlestopped by

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystop by
he, she, itstops by

Past simpleLesson

all personsstopped by

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave stopped by
he, she, ithas stopped by

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill stop by

Phrasal verbs

8 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

4 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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